Patents by Inventor Frederic B. Hodshon

Frederic B. Hodshon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment systems
    Patent number: 11311378
    Abstract: Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic B. Hodshon, Rafael Pintor, August R. Yambao, Abhishek Gautam, Louis A. Campbell, Lawrence J. Farhat, Tammy Huntley, Faisal Kalam, Travis Zenyo Oba, Qinggang Zeng
  • Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment systems
    Patent number: 10835378
    Abstract: Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic B. Hodshon, Rafael Pintor, August R. Yambao, Abhishek Gautam, Louis A. Campbell, Lawrence J. Farhat, Tammy Huntley, Faisal Kalam, Travis Zenyo Oba, Qinggang Zeng
  • PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200315795
    Abstract: Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within ajar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Frederic B. Hodshon, Rafael Pintor, August R. Yambao, Abhishek Gautam, Louis A. Campbell, Lawrence J. Farhat, Tammy Huntley, Faisal Kalam, Travis Zenyo Oba, Qinggang Zeng
  • PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180228605
    Abstract: Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic B. Hodshon, Rafael Pintor, August R. Yambao, Abishek Gautam, Louis A. Campbell, Lawrence J. Farhat, Tammy Huntley, Faisal Kalam, Travis Zenyo Oba, Qinggang Zeng